Since late September, ammonia market rally, such as rainbow, just a month's time, around or generally in 400 yuan (ton price, the same below), Hebei rose more than 700 yuan. At present, many parts of the liquid ammonia prices have exceeded 3000 yuan mark, up to 3300 yuan, not only the price of 2800 yuan at the beginning of the foot at the foot, and hit a new high for nearly 4 years.

Many market participants said that the price of liquid ammonia rose sharply, which was not related to the start-up rate of nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturers. Due to strict safety and environmental inspection, enterprises are busy rectification, parking time is longer, even in the production is not full load production.
Hubei, a dealer in late September, Hubei introduced a synthetic ammonia production enterprise accident in maintenance, by the local Safety Supervision Bureau withheld safety production license for 3 months, and ordered the company to suspend business for rectification. "Safety and environmental protection supervision is much stricter than before. In the past, accidents were generally required rectification, and safety production licenses were not permitted."." The dealer said.
After the national day, the operation rate of urea enterprises in Shanxi and other places dropped sharply, the liquid ammonia supply decreased further, the local supply was tight, and the prices rose sharply.
In addition, the rise in coal prices is also an important reason for the rise in liquid ammonia prices. Due to the large production capacity and economic recovery, coal prices continue to rise this year, there is no shortage of seasons. The nitrogen fertilizer manufacturers reached anthracite price 1200 yuan, up 75.2%; bituminous coal to priced at 790 yuan, rose 51.6%. With the heating in most areas, coal supply may also be tense, the possibility of high prices continue to be high, liquid ammonia production continued to be cost support.
Ammonia downstream production of phosphate fertilizer demand. Each production of 1 tons of ammonium, about 140 kilograms of liquid ammonia; each production of 1 tons of diammonium, about 230 kilograms of liquid ammonia; many compound fertilizer manufacturers also use liquid ammonia as nitrogen source, each production of 1 tons of compound fertilizer liquid ammonia more than 100 kg. At present, in the fall of fertilizer stage, and this year off-season reserves of chemical fertilizers in advance, phosphate fertilizer enterprises started well, increased demand for liquid ammonia.
Now power enterprises require desulfurization and denitrification, many enterprises use liquid ammonia as medium, which is a new demand for liquid ammonia, which demand growth rapidly. With liquid ammonia as reducing agent, low energy consumption, low operating cost, can effectively remove SO3, nitrogen oxides, chloride, fluoride and other harmful gases, desulfurization and denitrification rate of more than 90%. The coal-fired power generating unit with 1060MW installed capacity consumes about 4000 tons of liquid ammonia per month. A large thermal power plant consumes tens of thousands of tons of liquid ammonia per year.
For the late trend of liquid ammonia prices, a market personage in Hunan said it was not optimistic. He believes that this round of liquid ammonia prices rose a bit excessive, there are speculation ingredients, the market is too optimistic to lift up.
According to the person, the price of liquid ammonia has risen so high that there is no doubt that the supply will increase and the price will be suppressed. Fertilizer manufacturers have three options, one is the production of urea or ammonium bicarbonate, two is the production of methanol, three is the direct sale of liquid ammonia. At present, liquid ammonia has the highest profit in three products. Hunan methanol price of 2900~2950 yuan, after the National Day has weakened, some businesses down 20 yuan; liquid ammonia prices all the way up, the factory offer about 3150 yuan, up 450 yuan more than in August. Although the price of nitrogen fertilizer is also high, but compared to liquid ammonia, the increase is about 20% smaller. Affected by liquid ammonia, nitrogen producers will certainly sell liquid ammonia, reducing nitrogen and methanol production.
It is understood that Henan manufacturers to reduce urea production by 30%, part of the device to produce urea, part of the device to sell liquid ammonia; Fujian, Yunnan, Chongqing, Shandong, some manufacturers only sell liquid ammonia, urea plant will stop production. The greater the difference between liquid ammonia and urea, the more likely this situation will be." Enterprise personnel expression.